Mussel farmer finds unexploded mine
The Marine and Coastguard Agency cordoned off an area where a suspected mine was found in Yell. Yesterday (Wednesday), a call to Police Scotland and…
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Education leaders praise headteacher over response to historical ordnance
Scalloway Primary School was evacuated on Friday after a “potentially dangerous” item was brought into the building, which turned out to be a 28-pound flash and smoke
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WATCH: Navy experts carry out controlled explosion on World War Two hand grenade in Shetland
Bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on a World War Two hand grenade in Shetland. The Ministry of Defence confirmed that the Royal…
READ FULL STORYSchoolboys praised after alerting police to cache of old grenades
By LOUISE THOMASON They were manufactured in 1943 and issued to the Home Guard to help protect Shetlanders in the event of an invasion by…
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